Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney, Hardcover

Beautiful World, Where Are You is a new novel by Sally Rooney, the bestselling author of Normal People and Conversations with Friends. × Uh-oh,itlookslikeyourInternetExplorerisoutofdate. Forabettershoppingexperience,pleaseupgradenow. Home 1 Books 2 BestBooksof2021 Readanexcerptofthisbook! AddtoWishlist ExploretheBestBooksof2021 BooksellerFavorites BNExclusive-$19.60 SignedBook-$28.00 Hardcover-$19.60 Paperback-$18.00 NOOKBook-$14.99 LargePrint-$36.99 AudioCD-$39.99 ViewAllAvailableFormats&Editions $19.60 $28.00 Save30% Currentpriceis$19.6,Originalpriceis$28.YouSave30%. BNExclusive $19.60 SignedBook $28.00 Hardcover $19.60 Paperback $18.00 NOOKBook $14.99 LargePrint $36.99 AudioCD $39.99 ViewAllAvailableFormats&Editions ShipThisItem— QualifiesforFreeShipping BuyOnline,PickupinStore CheckAvailabilityatNearbyStores SignintoPurchaseInstantly ChooseExpeditedShippingatcheckoutfordeliveryby Wednesday,January5 English 0374602603 19.6 InStock Overview ANINSTANT#1NEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLERBeautifulWorld,WhereAreYouisanewnovelbySallyRooney,thebestsellingauthorofNormalPeopleandConversationswithFriends.Alice,anovelist,meetsFelix,whoworksinawarehouse,andaskshimifhe’dliketotraveltoRomewithher.InDublin,herbestfriend,Eileen,isgettingoverabreak-up,andslipsbackintoflirtingwithSimon,amanshehasknownsincechildhood.Alice,Felix,Eileen,andSimonarestillyoung—butlifeiscatchingupwiththem.Theydesireeachother,theydeludeeachother,theygettogether,theybreakapart.Theyhavesex,theyworryaboutsex,theyworryabouttheirfriendshipsandtheworldtheylivein.Aretheystandinginthelastlightedroombeforethedarkness,bearingwitnesstosomething?Willtheyfindawaytobelieveinabeautifulworld? Relatedcollectionsandoffers ExploretheBestBooksof2021 BooksellerFavorites ProductDetails AbouttheAuthor ProductDetails ISBN-13: 9780374602604 Publisher: Farrar,StrausandGiroux Publicationdate: 09/07/2021 Pages: 368 Salesrank: 860 Productdimensions: 5.40(w)x8.30(h)x1.30(d) AbouttheAuthor SallyRooneyisanIrishnovelist.SheistheauthorofConversationswithFriendsandNormalPeople.ShealsocontributedtothewritingandproductionoftheHulu/BBCtelevisionadaptationofNormalPeople. EditorialReviews ★07/05/2021Rooney(NormalPeople)continuesherexplorationofclass,sex,andmentalhealthwithacool,captivatingstoryaboutasuccessfulIrishwriter,herfriend,andtheirlovers.AliceKelleher,29,hassufferedanervousbreakdownasaresultofherwork’spopularity.AftermovingfromDublintoasmallseasidetown,shemeetsFelix,alocalwithasimilarbackground—theybothgrewupworking-class,andbothhaveabsentfathers—whoworksinashippingwarehouse.SheinviteshimtoaccompanyhertoRome,wherehefallsinlovewithherbutresentswhathetakestobehersuperiorattitude.Meanwhile,inDublin,Alice’suniversityfriendEileenLydonworksalow-payingliteraryjobandexploresherattractiontoachildhoodfriendwhoseemstoreturnherfeelingsbutcontinuesseeingotherwomen.AliceandEileenupdateeachotherinlongemails,whichRooneycleverlyexploitsforessayisticmusingsaboutculture,climatechange,andpoliticalupheaval.Rooneyestablishesadistancefromhercharacters’innerlives,creatingasenseofprivacyevenasshedescribesAliceandEileen’smostintimatemoments.It’saboldchangetoherstyle,anditmakestheilluminationsallthemorepowerfulwhentheypop.Asalways,Rooneychallengesandinspires.Agent:TracyBohan,theWylieAgency.(Sept.) ASeptemberIndieNextPick“[Rooney’s]writingaboutsexistautanddirect.It’sanarrativestyleIassociatewiththefilmsofAndrewHaighandJoannaHogg,twogreatvisualpoetsofsocialanxietyandreticence.Rooney’sdialogueisfrequentlyperfect...BeautifulWorld,WhereAreYouisRooney’sbestnovelyet.Funnyandsmart,fullofsexandloveandpeopledoingtheirbesttoconnect.”—BrandonTaylor,TheNewYorkTimesBookReview“Atourdeforce.Thedialogueneverfalters,andtheproseburnsupthepage.”—AnneEnright,TheGuardian“Thebookmovedmetotearsmorethanonce...Rooney’sbestnovel.”—JamesMarriott,TheTimes(UK)“It’satestamenttoRooney'scurious,cerebralgiftsasawriterthatshenotonlydrawsherreadersintotoleratinglongstretchesofsuchruminationsbutmakesthemsoentertaining.Wefeelwe’reingoodcompanywithourownend-timeanxieties...Inthisambitiousnovelofsentimentandideas,whichissouptotheminuteinitsglobalconcerns,Rooneyironicallyreachesbacktooneoftheoldestformsofthenovel,theepistolaryorletterform,totellherstory...Rooney’snovel,likeallgreatfiction,isopen-ended.”—MaureenCorrigan,NPR’sFreshAir“EvenmoremovingthanNormalPeopleorConversationswithFriends...BeautifulWorld,WhereAreYouisstillverydialecticalandMarxistandinterestedinpoliticaldebates.Yetitisalsoalovelettertothenovelasaformofart—and,byextension,tothewaysinwhichhumanbeingsrelatetooneanother...BeautifulWorld,WhereAreYouisalovelettertoallofus,toallthewayswelove.”—ConstanceGrady,Vox“Rooneyhammersouttheproblemsandpromisesofcontemporarynovelsandcontemporarylife—allwhileremindingusofherdistinctivestyle’sdisarmingintimacies...ThisisRooneysteppingintoherselfasafully-formedartist,readytodefendthevalidityandoriginalityofhermethods...BeautifulWorldcombinestheintricaciesofRooney’slightning-rodstyle,likeherdeepwellofsympathyforhercharactersandherpreciseeconomyoflanguage,withagrowingmaturity.”—AdrienneWestenfeld,Esquire“Thisisabookthatinsistsonthepowerofenduringrelationshipsandalsoontheirdifficulty...BeautifulWorld,WhereAreYouoffersthesamepleasuresasRooney’spreviousnovels,and,inthediscursiveemailsthatAliceandEileenexchange,theadditionalpleasureofhervoiceasanessayist...Aforcefulcaseforcaringaboutsuchseeminglyinsignificantmattersas‘whetherpeoplebreakuporstaytogether.’”—MollyFischer,TheCut“Rooney’sstrongestwritingthusfar...Thereisatouchinghonestyandtruthfulnessinthesepages,alongwithaquietbrilliance.”—DianaEvans,FinancialTimes“Brilliantlydone:gripping,steamy,unbearablysad.”—SusannahGoldsbrough,TheTelegraph“BeautifulWorld,WhereAreYouisRooney’smostbuoyantandbestwork...Rooneygiveshercharacters,herself,andthereaderpermissiontofeelthefullrangeoftheoften-embarrassingemotionsthatcomewithlovingandlikingotherpeople,despiteimpendingdoom,knowingthatchaosandhopeandstupidityallexist,messily,together.”—SophiaJune,Nylon“Wise,romantic,andultimatelyconsoling...It’sapleasuretoreadsmartwomencourtingeachother’sloveandadmiration...Likeanyseriousartistshetakeswhatevermaterialshe’shandedandmakesmeaningfromit...MaybeRooneyknowsthatit’sthesmalldimensionsofherfiction—theclose,funneled,lovingattentionshepayshercharacters—thatallowherbookstotrapwithintheirconfinesanxietiesofhugehistoricalbreadth.”—HermioneHoby,4Columns“ReadingtheRooneycorpusinsequencefeelslikewatchingthecharactersgrowupandmatureintoalifeofcomplicatedinterpersonalrelationships.Rooney’sspecialskillistheabilitytoplacereadersateyelevelwithhercharactersandplot,tosneakthemintotheworldofherstoryasaparticipantintheroom...Shepullsthereaderinwithherfamouslyunadornedsentencesandcreatesanintimacyakintopeeringoverthecharacters’shoulders.”—KyungMiLee,TheBostonGlobe“Delightfullydirtyattimesandcompulsivelyreadable...ThoughitadmittedlyfeelswickedlysatisfyingtobecaughtonceagaininRooney’sweboffriendship-courtshipentanglements,thepiningglances,woundedsquabblesandeventheraunchy,sexyscenesaren’tthereasonstoreadBeautifulWorld...Instead,it’swhatRooneydoeswiththeotherchapters—probinglettersbetweenAliceandEileen—thatfeelssoexperimentalandexciting.”—AlexisBurling,SanFranciscoChronicle“Infailingtolookforthenationinthesebooks,wefailtoseeRooney’sstoriesinalltheirrichness...Thebook’sIrishnessislikeitsprofessionaljealousiesoritssexualtensions:bottledupforalmosttoolong,thenrelievedinonemoment...Rooney’sbookshappeninaparticularplace.Herstudyofrelationshipsisallthemorerewardingwhenyougivethatplaceaname.ItsnameisIreland:SallyRooneyisIrish.”—SeanO’Neill,Gawker“[SallyRooney’s]mostovertlypersonalworkyet...Assomeonedriftingever-nearerto30myself,BeautifulWorldresonatedinawaythatRooney’searlierworksdidnot.Thatsaid,teeteringonthecuspofyourthirtiesishardlyaprerequisiteforreadingthenovel...There'saweight,anurgencythatgroundsAliceandEileen'snarratives,andit'sthesameweightandurgencyeveryoneofushasbeenlivingwithforthepast18months.”—IsabelJones,InStyle“Extremelywell-writtenlonging.Threenovelsin,andit’sstillwhatRooneydoesbest:ensnareusoverandoverinthejet-fueledheatbetweengood-looking(andsupernaturallyarticulate)Irishyouths...Eachsentencebuildslikeabrushstroke:onitsown,anyparticularlinecanseempedestrian.Assembledtogether,wegetwholescenesofotherwisebanalpartiesandbusrides,glancescastandbodiesrearranged,allrenderedtoastorybook-likeeffect.”—DeliaCai,VanityFair“Fundamentally[SallyRooney’s]booksarepleasurabletoread...BeautifulWorld,WhereAreYoucontainsenoughinnovation—stylisticplayfulness,anew,morecerebralmode,avariationinperspective—tosignalthatsheistryingnewthings.”—KatieRoiphe,TheWallStreetJournal“[SallyRooney’s]thirdconsecutivebangerafterNormalPeopleandConversationswithFriends,anintimateandpiercinglysmartstoryaboutsexandfriendship...Rooneyismasterfulatfindingprofoundmeaninginthequotidian,inrampingupthetensionandheighteningthestakesinthemostmicroscopicofinteractions.Thepagesflyasfastasinanythrillertofindoutifthesefouryoungadultscanfigureouthowandwhytolive.”—BarbaraVanDenburgh,USAToday“Iwouldgladlyreadanyglimmerof[Rooney’s]thoughtsrefractedthroughacharacter...WhenyouspendalotoftimethinkingabouthowcivilizationisdecliningandEarthisburning,itbecomesclearthattherearesomerarejoys,andthathorninessisoneofthem.Rooneywouldnotwritesocarefullyaboutsexifshedidn’tseeintrinsicvalueinpleasure,ingratifyingthesensesduringouronespinontheplanet.”—BlytheRobertson,Bustle“Iabandonbookslikeadrunkensailorandinanothermood,ImighthavetossedRooneyoverboard.Butthen,thereitwas,onpage40:asentenceofsuchexquisitebitternessthatitcutmysweetsummerdayinhalf.Wastheremorewherethatcamefrom?Isimplyhadtoknow...Gentle,intense,emotional...TheplotisprettyAustenian:Abunchofpeoplebecomemutuallyenlightenedaboutthetruenatureofthemselvesandeachother.”—MollyYoung,Vulture“Inmanyways,thisbook,aworkofbothphilosophyandromantictragicomedyaboutthewayspeopleloveandhurtoneanother,isexactlythetypeofbookonewouldexpectRooneytowriteoutofthepoliticalenvironmentofthepastfewyears.ButjustbecausethenovelissocharacteristicofRooneydoesn’ttakeanythingawayfromitsconsiderablepower...Anovelofcapaciousintelligenceandplentyofpage-turningemotionaldrama.”—Kirkus(Starred)"Acool,captivatingstory...Rooneyestablishesadistancefromhercharacters’innerlives,creatingasenseofprivacyevenasshedescribesAliceandEileen’smostintimatemoments.It’saboldchangetoherstyle,anditmakestheilluminationsallthemorepowerfulwhentheypop.Asalways,Rooneychallengesandinspires.”—PublishersWeekly(Starred)“Writingwithhertrademarktruthfulnessandwit,Rooneycompelswithboththesemeta-conversationsandtheactionsofhercharacters’lives:theirenthralling,intimate,andconsequentialgrapplingwiththemselves,withoneanother,andwithbeauty,sex,andfriendship.Rooney'sfirstnovelsinceNormalPeople,whichbecameapopularandaward-winningHuluseries,issteadilydrawingexcitement.”—Booklist(Starred)“Keenandterselydeliveredobservationsaboutthefolliesofyouth,sex,andfriendships.”—AdamPrice,TheMillions(MostAnticipated)“Asmuchassheresiststhetitle,Rooney’snewbookmayjustcementherstatusasaleadingvoiceofthemillennialgeneration.—Harper’sBazaar(MostAnticipated)“Delicious.”—EmilyTemple,LitHub(MostAnticipated)“Insteadoflatchingontohardships,diggingthroughthemuntileverylastnuancehasbeenoverturnedandallthetraumaandtragedyhasbeenexhausted,Rooneycarriesherreadersandcharactersthroughtheminrealisticportrayalsofthewaytimeandlifedon’twaitforpeopletorecover...ForthosewhohaveyettohopontheSallyRooneybandwagon,it’snevertoolate.”—OrianaChrist,Zzvya ★09/01/2021HavingmetincollegeinDublin,EileenandAlicehavebeenbestfriendsforyears.Aliceisacriticallyacclaimednovelistandworldtraveler,whileEileencontinuestoworkataDublinoffice.AlicerelocatestoBallinaonIreland'swestcoast,whereshemeetsFelix,alocallaborer,whileEileenspendstimewithchildhoodfriendSimon.Asthesefourpeopleexploretheirrelationshipswithoneanother,EileenandAliceexchangeemailsaboutecologicalcollapse,politicalcynicism,consumerism,economicinequality,civicdecline,andreligiousandaestheticexperiences.WhilethesefraughtthemescomplicateAliceandEileen'sfriendshipaswellastheirrespectiverelationshipswithFelixandSimon,theydonotdiscouragethemfromdeterminingthatlovecanprevaileveninthemidstofchaos.VERDICTRooney'sthirdnoveldealswithsomeoftheemotionaldynamicsandideasexploredinConversationswithFriendsandNormalPeoplebutexpandsandenrichesthembydepictinghumandramasagainstvasthistoricalbackdrops,amplifyingart'sessentialstatusinhumanlife.Onceagain,shehaswrittenamasterlyandsignificantworkoffictionthatisbothtraditionalandinnovative.—JohnG.Matthews,WashingtonStateUniv.Libs.,Pullman ★2021-06-16TwoeruditeIrishwomenstrugglewithromanceagainstthebackdropoftheTrump/Brexityears.EileenandAlicehavebeenfriendssincetheiruniversitydays.Nowintheirlate20s,EileenworksasaneditorialassistantataliterarymagazineinDublin.AliceisafamousnovelistrecoveringfromapsychiatrichospitalizationandstayinginalargeemptyrectoryonthewestcoastofIreland.SinceAlice’sbreakdown,thetwohavekeptintouchprimarilythroughlengthyemailsthatalternatebetweenrecountingtheirromanticlivesandworkingthroughtheirangstaboutthecurrentsocialandpoliticalclimate.(Inoneoftheseletters,Eileenlamentsthattheintroductionofplastichasruinedhumanity’saestheticcalibrationandinthenextparagraph,she’seagertoknowifAliceissleepingwiththenewmanshe’smet.)Eileenhasspentmanyyearsentangledinanoccasionallyintimatefriendshipwithherteenagecrush,aslightlyoldermannamedSimonwhoisadevoutCatholicandwhoworksintheIrishParliamentasanassistant.AsEileenandSimon’srelationshipbecomesmorecomplicated,AlicemeetsFelix,awarehouseworkerwhoisunsurewhattomakeofherfameandaloofness.Inmanyways,thisbook,aworkofbothphilosophyandromantictragicomedyaboutthewayspeopleloveandhurtoneanother,isexactlythetypeofbookonewouldexpectRooneytowriteoutofthepoliticalenvironmentofthepastfewyears.ButjustbecausethenovelissocharacteristicofRooneydoesn’ttakeanythingawayfromitsconsiderablepower.AsAliceherselfputsit,“Humanityonthecuspofextinction[and]hereIamwritinganotheremailaboutsexandfriendship.Whatelseistheretolivefor?”Anovelofcapaciousintelligenceandplentyofpage-turningemotionaldrama. ReadMore CustomerReviews